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Washington’s attorney general on Thursday sued to stop its food stamp payment processor from sharing program participants’ data with the federal government, which could use the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/24/25
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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is changing its “athlete safety policy,” pledging to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order protecting “opportunities for …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/24/25
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It's possible the burning question that has gnawed at the hearts and minds of people across the nation after Bryan Kohberger brutally and brazenly stabbed four young Idaho college students to death …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/24/25
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Four families have joined a lawsuit against a now-closed school for students with disabilities and several Pierce County school districts.
Outlined in documents filed with the Bethel, Federal …
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Isha Trivedi / The News Tribune (TNS)
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7/24/25
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday once again blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to repeal birthright citizenship, the idea rooted in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution that every person …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/24/25
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Alaska Air Group reported Wednesday much lower profits in the second quarter compared with the same time period last year, but it remained optimistic amid the impact of tariffs and cautious consumer …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/24/25
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School vaccination rates among Washington's K-12 students dropped again for the fifth consecutive year, continuing a downward trend that's persisted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/24/25
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Have you noticed more moving vans around your neighborhood? Summer is peak moving season, with roughly half of all moves taking place between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends.
If you're …
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Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/24/25
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On Saturday the pro-democracy group Olympia Indivisible is hosting a rally and march to demonstrate against what they’re calling the Trump administration’s “disregard of the needs …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/24/25
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday agreed with a Seattle judge’s decision to universally block President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship.
The …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/23/25
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A 115-year-old canal in the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District that was severely damaged during the Rimrock Retreat Fire last year is now at imminent risk of failure.
Fixing the 12-mile waterway …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/23/25
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The Olympia City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposal to adopt a $20 minimum wage as part of a Workers' Bill of Rights initiative. The council voted 4-3 against passing the initiative …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/23/25
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Last month, the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council reported that Washington faced running out of money by 2027. With the passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the …
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By TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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7/23/25
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Despite presidential authority, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called on Republicans on Wednesday to block the Trump administration’s tariffs and return to free trade.
Murray …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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7/23/25
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On Wednesday, a former Washington State University criminology Ph.D. student who brutally murdered four University of Idaho students in 2022 was sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison …
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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7/23/25
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In June, unemployment throughout Washington state remained at 4.5%, according to the Washington state Employment Security Department (ESD).
The agency reported Lewis County had a 4.5% …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/23/25
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Branden Trager, of Brush Prairie, and his guiding company Mayhem Services LLC pleaded guilty this week in federal court in Tacoma to violating the Lacey Act.
In pleading guilty, Trager admitted …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/23/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, recently introduced the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act, which aims to connect young people with careers and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/23/25
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The Olympia City Council will vote Tuesday night on whether to adopt a Workers’ Bill of Rights that would raise the minimum wage in Olympia to $20 per hour, or send the proposal to voters this …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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7/23/25
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A former bar owner in Everett was sentenced to prison for 109 years on Monday for sexually assaulting several women and a child, including customers of his business.
Across four trials, juries …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/23/25
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